The tenth day of the first month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhaohua.

The first snow fell since the beginning of winter at Tohsu Castle in Kyoto, Kureok.

Today is the 60th birthday of Emperor Wu.

This was supposed to be a festive day, but news had already come from the palace that the emperor was unwilling to do that extravagant and wasteful thing, so this birthday was not celebrated in a big way.

This is the emperor's frugality.

The emperor has been in power for thirty-nine years, and he has always been very frugal!

Under his hard work, Wu's national strength has reached a new level.

The lives of the people of Wu are also as high as the sesame seeds blooming.

Therefore, this old emperor is deeply loved by the people, and he also has a very high prestige among civil and military officials.

But as the crown prince, he can't make his father's 60th birthday seem too cold.

So, under the instruction of His Royal Highness the Prince, colorful stripes were hung on the streets and alleys of Dongxu City, and the palace was also rearranged, and red lanterns were hung everywhere, and the atmosphere became more festive.

The Imperial Study.

The old emperor Emperor Wu put down the fold in his hand, looked up at the snow outside the door, got up, walked to the door with a hem of his clothes, looked up again, turned around and walked back, and sat on the chair next to the tea table.

"Jing Zhong,"

An old eunuch by the door hurriedly walked over: "Your Majesty, the old slave is here!" ”

"Before you know it, it's snowing again...... Why do I think this winter is a little cold? ”

"Your Majesty, today is the emperor's sixtieth birthday!"

Emperor Wu opened his mouth, and after a while, he said "oh ......", "Yes, it's the year of ear shun...... It's not that it's cold this winter, it's that I'm old! ”

Zhang Jingzhong and the old eunuch hurriedly bowed down again and said: "But the emperor is still strong and strong, but the old slave grew up with the emperor, if he is replaced, I am afraid that the emperor is only in his forties!" ”

Emperor Wu grinned.

He shook his head: "You old thing, this mouth, it's still so sweet when you're old!" ”

"Old is old, it's not a big deal!"

"I'm not an immortal, I'm just a mortal, I'm going to die after all, I'm not taboo!"

"Those red lanterns out there...... Didn't I say I wouldn't engage in these nihilistic things? ”

Zhang Jingzhong hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor!" ”

"You are rich all over the world, so naturally you don't care about these forms, but the emperor, think about it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, as your son, if he doesn't do anything, this will fall in the eyes of the courtiers...... Of course, the ministers didn't dare to say half a word, Your Majesty, you are not! ”

"But what will the ministers think of the prince?"

"Do you think the prince is unfilial?"

"It's still what the old slave said, you don't want it, but the prince can't do it!"

Emperor Wu pursed his lips, "What else did the prince do?" ”

"This ...... Originally, the prince wanted to surprise the emperor, but since the emperor asked, the old slave would give the emperor a thorough understanding first. ”

"The prince invited a few old ministers...... Originally, the crown prince wanted to invite all the sixty-year-old people in Dongxu City, saying that he wanted to hold a thousand banquets for the emperor. ”

"In the eyes of the old slave, this is actually very good, the emperor already loves the people like a son, after this banquet is held, the emperor's reputation among the people will be even higher!"

"It's just that the old slave understands the emperor's thoughts, so the old slave gave the prince advice...... There are too many thousands, so it is better to invite more than a dozen people to a table, which not only completes the prince's filial piety, but also fulfills the emperor's wishes. ”

Emperor Wu immediately laughed, he raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Jingzhong:

"You old thing, you still like to figure out my thoughts, but this time you really figured it out wrong."

Zhang Jingzhong was startled when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "That...... The old slave is going to organize a thousand banquets again! ”

"Forget it!"

Emperor Wu waved his hand, "The prince has invited those old men?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there are the three people of the great Confucian Yun Shuxian, Gu Nianxi, and Xian Youzhi, the old minister Hong Chenfan, the general Gou Zhong who returned to Kyoto to report on his work, and ......."

"Wait, Gou Zhong, I remember that he is only forty years old, how did he become an old man?"

"This ...... Your Majesty, didn't you say that you would appoint a crown princess for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the birthday banquet? This is a big deal, since the general has returned to Kyoto, he has appointed his daughter Gou Yunniang as the crown princess, which is a great gift from the emperor to Gou Mansion! ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that Gou Zhong is present, and he should be able to better understand the emperor's intentions, and he should be able to lead the Condor Army to guard the frontier for the Wu State."

Emperor Wu sighed for three breaths, "Well, it seems that the crown prince still put his mind to it, who else are the others?" ”

"There are five Shangshu, of course, none of them are sixty years old, but the old slave thinks that age is not too important, these five Shangshu are all ministers of Wu State, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks that they can participate in the emperor's birthday banquet, this is their supreme glory."

"In the future, they will do their best for the court in their respective positions."

Emperor Wu's eyebrows frowned slightly, "Isn't it the Six Shangshu?" Why did you invite five? Who is missing? ”

"Back to the emperor, there is no Shangshu Xia Liu!"

"Why is he the only one missing?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said...... It's not a nice name! ”

Emperor Wu was stunned and looked up at Zhang Jingzhong, he didn't say a word, but Zhang Jingzhong felt a huge pressure!

As an old man who has been by Emperor Wu's side since he was a child, he knows very well the meaning of this look.

He bent his waist a little lower and whispered, "Your Majesty, this is ...... The old slave went to find out for himself, and there were two main reasons why the prince did not like the Xia State Mansion. ”

"First, Xia Liu has a daughter named Xia Hua, it is estimated that the emperor still has some impressions, ten years ago, he went to Tianyin Pavilion, worshiped under the door of the eldest princess, and became the closed disciple of the eldest princess."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xia Hua's childhood sweetheart...... His Royal Highness has always liked Miss Xia, His Royal Highness has waited for Miss Xia for ten years, but he didn't expect Miss Xia to fall in love with Li Chen'an, the poet fairy of Ningguo! ”

"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's first dislike."

"Second, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believes that Xia Lizhen has been guarding Yuanzhou for nearly twenty years, and although he has built a strong defense line like the Seven Cities Walled City, he has not been able to take the endless pass after all."

The prince thought that Xia Li could only defend and had no ability to conquer the city, so the prince recalled Xia Li and replaced the commander of Xia Yuan Prefecture with Gou Zhong's eldest son...... The prince said that he had asked you for advice. ”

"For the entire Xia State Mansion, the prince doesn't like it very much, so he didn't invite Xia Li, the secretary of the military department, that's roughly it."

Emperor Wu's eyebrows frowned, the prince did mention the matter of changing generals at Wuyiguan, but he only said at that time that he needed to refine more to include this person......

He sent the hook to the boundless level of tempering?

Xia Guogong, this old thing is as fine as a monkey, Xia Li was dismissed, and Xia Liu was not treated by the prince...... This old thing made great achievements in the southern and northern wars back then, and the prince will chill his heart if he does this!

He's not a fateful man!

The news of the cutting of the feudal domain has been released, will he take advantage of this incident to make some moths out?

Emperor Wu sat up straight and did not accuse the prince of his faults.

"I am a person who misses the old, there are not many old brothers who had friends with me back then, Old Man Qiu left early, and Old Man Xia is also in his sixties, I'm afraid he won't live for many years."

"In this way, if you go to the Xia Guo Mansion, you will say that I want to meet him."

"By the way, I also brought two sentences to the prince."

"As a monarch, you should have the capacity to tolerate people! Even if it can't be tolerated...... The prince is still young, and those who can't tolerate it will always die before him. ”

"You have to be calm, you have to be able to hide things, and you have to be ......"

Emperor Wu picked up the teacup and looked at the snow outside the door.

"You have to keep your heart steady!"